Training the Villain to Become a Big Sister Obsessed - Chapter 85

“What exactly does Elder Xue mean? She clearly said the missions assigned to us were different, yet we all ended up in Tianhe Town.”

“She said Sea Demons were causing trouble, but where are the Sea Demons?” Ling Guang followed Xiao Jiu’s statement, then suddenly remembered the steamed bun stall owner. She pounded the table, grinding her teeth: “I think that owner is a demon!”

She gave her a doctored bun and then tossed her into the Tianhe Waterfall.

“Her name is Jiu Ying,” Lan Shan Jun said, having overheard their conversation as she and Cang Wu approached.

Ling Guang said “Eh?” in surprise: “Lan Shan, how do you know that?”

Lan Shan Jun blinked, answering honestly: “She told me herself.”

Ling Guang laughed when she heard that: “She told you her name? Did you talk to her too? Did you also eat that doctored bun?”

Saying this, Ling Guang poked Song Qingcheng beside her, huffing: “See? It wasn’t just my problem; Lan Shan ate it too.”

Lan Shan Jun: “I didn’t eat it. She said the bun wasn’t fresh and wouldn’t let me eat it.”

Ling Guang and Xiao Jiu, who had eaten the bun, instantly turned their heads to look at her, their eyes blazing.

Why!

Subsequently, the group compared the people and events they encountered upon first arriving at Tianhe Town. Without exception, Jiu Ying was present in all their stories.

“Ling Guang and I both ate the bun and were thrown into the Tianhe Waterfall. Lan Shan didn’t eat it, yet she was also thrown in?” Xiao Jiu wondered.

Hearing that Lan Shan Jun had also been thrown into the Tianhe Waterfall, Cang Wu cast a tense look at her.

Lan Shan Jun noticed her gaze, stroked the back of her hand, and said softly: “I’m fine.”

Cang Wu pursed her lips unhappily, silently making a note of Jiu Ying in her heart.

“That Jiu Ying was probably arranged by Elder Xue,” Song Qingcheng glanced at Ling Guang. “If not, you still shouldn’t randomly eat things given by people you don’t know.”

Ling Guang and Xiao Jiu said in unison: “Oh.”

“Did you see anything or did anything happen after you went down into the Tianhe Waterfall?” Song Qingcheng asked again.

Ling Guang shook her head, and Xiao Jiu also shook her head.

Several gazes slowly shifted to Lan Shan Jun.

Lan Shan Jun looked slightly confused: “I’m not sure if what I saw was real, or perhaps it was a dream.”

“Tell us about it.”

After being pushed into the Tianhe Waterfall by Jiu Ying, Lan Shan Jun’s consciousness did not seem to completely sink. Under the water, she saw a massive corpse skeleton. The flesh was completely decayed, leaving only a bone structure. It should have been the skeleton of some demon beast. There were many bone strips resembling tails after the four limbs. Lan Shan Jun couldn’t remember how many.

A sword was plunged into the heart of that demon. The blade, like the demon body, was corroded and heavily rusted from the washing of the Tianhe water.

Just as Lan Shan Jun was lost in thought, the demon, which was nothing but a skeleton, suddenly opened its eyes.

“Opened its eyes? How can it open its eyes if only bones are left?”

Lan Shan Jun’s memory was hazy, and she also felt it was unreasonable, yet she distinctly felt that for a moment, she had been stared at by that skeleton.

Ling Guang rubbed her arm, hissing: “That’s so weird. Glad I didn’t see that thing.”

Lan Shan Jun looked up: “Whether it was a dream or not, we’ll know if we go down and see it again.”

The Tianhe Waterfall was right there.

The others agreed. But before that, they first searched for the rest of the people in town.

As they expected, Elder Xue had led them all to Tianhe Town.

Zhao Chen was in a residence. Her identity was that of a frail, sickly young lady who never left the house.

Ling Guang took advantage of the quiet afternoon to sneak her out.

On the way to the Tianhe Waterfall, Zhao Chen recounted her experience.

She also encountered Jiu Ying, but Zhao Chen did not eat the bun. She was led by Jiu Ying step by step into the Tianhe Waterfall.

Ling Guang and Xiao Jiu exchanged smiles. This was quite similar to what happened to them.

“Her name is Jiu Ying?” Zhao Chen nodded knowingly. “Then there is no mistake.”

Lan Shan Jun observed their expressions and asked: “Zhao Chen recognizes her?”

Zhao Chen gently shook her head: “I don’t recognize her, but I’ve heard of her.”

While the bloodlines of the Four Directions were passed down from the Ancient Divine Beasts, the bloodlines of other Ancient Demon Beasts also persisted, and Jiu Ying was one of them.

Jiu Ying—a beast body with nine heads, a creature of water and fire, a fierce beast.

“I just don’t know if this Jiu Ying is the demon beast Jiu Ying I’ve heard of,” Zhao Chen frowned slightly.

Perhaps it was just Lan Shan Jun’s imagination, but she felt that the water vapor around them had become much heavier. Even in her robe, she could feel the air’s damp, sticky quality, which was very uncomfortable.

While they were talking, the group had arrived at the Tianhe Waterfall. To their surprise, someone had already arrived before them.

“Senior Sister Xie,” Lan Shan Jun bowed slightly. The ripples in her eyes were calmer than those of the others around her.

She is the female lead after all. She is much more astute.

Xie Qingshuang nodded, gently reminding them: “This place is not right. Be careful.”

Song Qingcheng immediately asked: “Did Senior Sister Xie discover something?”

Xie Qingshuang did not hide anything. She drew her long sword. The sword qi was cold and piercing. Frost instantly formed wherever it passed, and the blade was extremely sharp, directly slicing a person’s waist in two nearby.

Ling Guang screamed in fright. Xiao Jiu also widened her eyes, looking at Xie Qingshuang in disbelief.

“Senior… Senior Sister Xie, you killed someone…”

Lan Shan Jun frowned slightly, her gaze complex.

Xie Qingshuang retracted her sword, her expression calm: “Watch again.”

Ming Yu stood beside Xie Qingshuang, watching the others with amusement. Why such a fuss?

As soon as Xie Qingshuang finished speaking, the eyes that had been focused on her turned back to the person she had just cut at the waist. The person who should have died under the sword qi stood up again and continued doing what they were doing, completely unaware of what had just happened.

“This is an illusion. The people in Tianhe Town are not people who exist in the present.”

Xie Qingshuang explained. Then, she glanced at Ming Yu. The two exchanged looks, ready to leave the Tianhe Waterfall.

As they passed by, Lan Shan Jun called out to Xie Qingshuang.

“Senior Sister Xie.”

Xie Qingshuang stopped, her voice cold and clear: “Lan Shan, what do you want to say?”

Lan Shan Jun thought for a moment, then finally shook her head.

The female lead was reborn, having experienced the events of the previous life. It was normal for her personality to be somewhat different in this life.

Besides, she had told herself not to interfere in her and Ming Yu’s affairs.

It was better not to be nosy.

“Senior Sister Xie, please be careful too.”

Xie Qingshuang responded with a low Mhm.

Once they had walked far enough away, Ming Yu placed her hand on Xie Qingshuang’s waist, her tone seductive and ambiguous: “You seem to have a lot to say to your Junior Sister Lan Shan?”

Xie Qingshuang allowed her hand to be presumptuous, answering her question: “No.”

“No?” Ming Yu glanced in the direction of the Tianhe Waterfall. She hooked Xie Qingshuang closer and threatened, her lips close to hers: “You had better not. Senior Sister Xie, remember that you willingly became my cauldron. If you dare to harbor feelings for another woman, I will…”

Xie Qingshuang interrupted her, gazing deeply into Ming Yu’s eyes: “You will what?”

Ming Yu suddenly paused.

She would… what could she do?

Kill Xie Qingshuang? That would be letting her off too lightly.

Biting the woman’s lower lip as punishment, Ming Yu smiled and reached out to stroke the sensitive area on the small of Xie Qingshuang’s back: “I will cripple you.”

Xie Qingshuang licked the wound on her lower lip, clearly feeling the teeth marks. She lowered her head and kissed Ming Yu, whispering: “That will never happen.”

Ming Yu struggled to break away, taking two steps to create distance. She looked at Xie Qingshuang strangely, as if she were something conjured by a ghost.

“Xie Yanzhi, are you two-faced?”

She wasn’t like this before.

Xie Qingshuang raised her hand, holding her sword, walking step by step toward her. Her gaze was utterly pressing, as if she were the one forcing someone else to be a cauldron.

Ming Yu took a step back, then ran away quickly.

Meanwhile, beneath the Tianhe Waterfall, the newly arrived group was still staring at the water’s surface.

Lan Shan Jun prepared to go down and investigate.

Cang Wu naturally wouldn’t let her go down alone. No matter what, she had to go with her.

Song Qingcheng left a spell formation near them. If an accident occurred, they could be pulled out directly via the formation.

In addition to the formation as a safeguard, Lan Shan Jun also wrapped the other end of Bu Jin (Endless) around Cang Wu’s hand, just in case.

After a slight sound, Lan Shan Jun and Cang Wu sank beneath the water’s surface.

Ling Guang and the others watched the two figures disappear, even though the water right in front of them was so clear.

“It seems there is indeed another space under the water.”

After entering the water, Lan Shan Jun suddenly felt a sense of weightlessness. She seemed to be constantly falling, and the speed was accelerating.

Her right hand subconsciously tightened the chain connecting her to Cang Wu, but a powerful embrace was faster than her action.

“Elder Sister.” Cang Wu clasped her tightly in her arms, her hands wrapped around the woman’s shoulders and the crook of her knees.

Lan Shan Jun’s heart pounded rapidly. The unfamiliar environment made her nervous.

Cang Wu still did not put her down even after they stopped falling. She squinted, looking at the familiar place before her.

Tianhe Town.

Entering the town, the familiar steamed bun stall, the familiar person.

“Jiu Ying.”

Jiu Ying propped her chin up, looking at the two people still embracing, her eyes curved like a crescent moon in a smile: “Oh, Lan Shan, we meet again.”

Lan Shan Jun’s ear tips felt slightly hot. She patted Cang Wu’s shoulder, signaling her to put her down.

Cang Wu bent down and released her Elder Sister.

Lan Shan Jun looked at Jiu Ying, asking in confusion: “Where is this?”

“Tianhe Town,” Jiu Ying spread her hands. “Haven’t you seen it before?”

Lan Shan Jun frowned. Why would there be another Tianhe Town beneath the Tianhe Waterfall? Two Tianhe Towns? And what about the demon beast skeleton she saw?

Soon, Lan Shan Jun discovered the difference between the two Tianhe Towns. This Tianhe Town, where Jiu Ying was, seemed to only have her.

“Since you found your way here, why don’t I secretly tell you why Elder Xue wanted you to come?” Jiu Ying winked at Lan Shan Jun, smiling brightly and charmingly.

Lan Shan Jun keenly sensed the strange look in her eyes. She glanced out of the corner of her eye at Cang Wu beside her.

“Lan Shan, I’m talking to you. Why are you looking at this little Azure Dragon?” Jiu Ying smiled. “I still prefer hearing you call me ‘Sister.’ Why don’t you come with me? Let them deal with the demon elimination. I’ll take you to have fun.”

Cang Wu’s face was so dark it looked like it would drip water. Just as she was about to move, her wrist was gently held by the woman.

Lan Shan Jun held the furious Cang Wu, finding the key in Jiu Ying’s words: “Demon elimination? Didn’t Elder Xue say it was to eliminate Sea Demons?”

Jiu Ying blinked, then, as if realizing she had let slip a secret, she raised her hand to cover her lips slightly: “Oh, did I say that?”

Lan Shan Jun: “…”

She wasn’t pretending well at all.

“Elder Sister, let’s go.” Cang Wu couldn’t watch anymore. She wanted to scratch the woman’s face so she could never smile at her Elder Sister again.

Lan Shan Jun, however, still wanted to know more from Jiu Ying. She followed her hand from the wrist to clasp Cang Wu’s hand, actively interlacing their fingers.

Sensing that Cang Wu’s strength had lessened, Lan Shan Jun knew this move worked.

“Is this demon a person, or…”

Jiu Ying smiled and interrupted her question: “Call me ‘Sister,’ and I’ll tell you.”

Lan Shan Jun: “…”

It should be okay to call her that once, right? Lan Shan Jun hesitated internally.

It was just a title; she wouldn’t lose a piece of flesh.

“Don’t call her ‘Sister’!” Cang Wu immediately activated the spell formation on them, giving Lan Shan Jun no chance to react.

On the other side, Song Qingcheng detected the movement and prepared to pull them out.

While the formation was working, Jiu Ying still hadn’t given up. She suddenly appeared in front of Lan Shan Jun, raising her palm to stroke her face, and said seductively: “Lan Shan, come with me. I am a Great Demon, much more flavorful than this little Azure Dragon.”

“Get lost! Don’t touch her!”

Cang Wu struck out with a palm, hitting empty air, which startled Xiao Jiu.

“Cang Wu, what are you doing!?”

Ling Guang and Song Qingcheng saw that Cang Wu’s eyes were red with anger, assuming the two of them had encountered something below.

Ling Guang nervously looked them over: “Are you okay?”

Lan Shan Jun carefully squeezed Cang Wu’s hand to soothe her, while replying to Ling Guang: “We’re fine, we’re fine.”

“We met Jiu Ying.”

Cang Wu was seething. Hearing the name, she wanted to go back down: “I’ll kill her.”

Lan Shan Jun held her back, then saw Cang Wu looking at her, angry yet wronged.

“…”

Ling Guang keenly sniffed a trace of sourness. Something was off.

She stared at the two of them. The sourness was clearly emanating from Cang Wu.

They met Jiu Ying, and Cang Wu was angry and jealous…

Ling Guang felt like she had guessed something. She clapped her hands: “Did Jiu Ying fall for Lan Shan?!”

Lan Shan Jun glared at her faintly.

Did you have to be smart at this exact moment?

Cang Wu gritted her teeth, her anger instantly focusing on Ling Guang.

Ling Guang pulled Song Qingcheng in front of her as a shield.

“Stop fighting, stop fighting,” Xiao Jiu suddenly exclaimed in surprise. “Look.”

This drew the attention of the others.

Xiao Jiu reached out to touch the water’s surface. The pool, which had previously allowed people to enter, suddenly solidified. Only a shallow layer of water covered the back of Xiao Jiu’s hand.

“What’s going on?” Ling Guang peeked out from behind Song Qingcheng, standing on her tiptoes and resting her chin on Song Qingcheng’s shoulder. She exclaimed in surprise: “Eh, are we not allowed to go down anymore?”

Cang Wu sent out a blast of spiritual energy. The offensive energy collided with the water’s surface and was blocked, bouncing back.

The Tianhe Waterfall must have been sealed by Jiu Ying.

A low, cold snort sounded in her ear. Lan Shan Jun was already wondering how to appease this temperamental person.

Jiu Ying’s words to her were obviously meant to tease. First, she teased her, and later, seeing Cang Wu’s concern and possessiveness for her, she started teasing Cang Wu.

Given Cang Wu’s nature, she couldn’t tolerate hearing those words at all.

She couldn’t openly appease her in front of so many people either; Lan Shan Jun was still thin-skinned.

She moved her fingertips to hook the palm of Cang Wu’s hand.

Cang Wu suddenly squeezed her hand tightly, gripping it hard enough to make Lan Shan Jun’s finger bones ache slightly.

Because they all had ‘identities’ in Tianhe Town, the group decided to secretly gather in Young Lady Zhao Chen’s back courtyard. They closed the door, set up a barrier inside the room, and began to talk.

“Demon elimination?”

Lan Shan Jun nodded. She emphasized the key points of what Jiu Ying had said and repeated them.

It was only that one point, just a single sentence.

Xiao Jiu wondered: “Who is the demon? Could it be the woman Tan Zhen saved on the street?”

Xiao Jiu’s unexpected comment hit the key point and also reminded Lan Shan Jun of what Jiu Ying had told her when she first arrived at Tianhe Town.

Tan Zhen, the sword cultivator who could no longer wield a sword, took in a Sea Demon. Three days later, Tan Zhen had a demonic breakdown, revealed the Sea Demon’s disguise, chased her to the Tianhe Waterfall, and fell in with her.

But at that time, she asked Jiu Ying about a Sea Demon, so Jiu Ying spoke of a Sea Demon. In that case, the ‘demon elimination’ mentioned later…

Could the ‘Sea Demon’ in the story be swapped for a ‘demon’?

Lan Shan Jun pondered this, not ignoring the term “demonic breakdown” (xīn mó, or heart demon).

Tan Zhen had a heart demon. Could the ‘demon’ in ‘demon elimination’ possibly refer to Tan Zhen?

“Knock, knock, knock—”

The door suddenly knocked.

The people gathered around the table turned to look simultaneously.

Zhao Chen pursed her lips, coughed a few times, and said weakly: “Who is it?”

It was the young maid outside the door. Hearing Zhao Chen’s voice, she replied: “Young Lady, it’s already Shēn hour (3-5 PM). Cultivator Tan is here. She’s come to treat you. Madam is bringing her over now.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Xiao Jiu pointed to the outside door, then pointed at the few of them.

Her eyes asked: What do we do?

Lan Shan Jun’s mind quickly shifted. Tan Zhen? This is a good opportunity for close contact.

She turned to look at the room’s decor and quickly said: “Hide quickly.”

Saying this, she pulled Cang Wu toward the wardrobe to hide. This spot offered a clear view of the table.

“Huh?” Ling Guang was a bit confused.

Hide? Where?

Song Qingcheng looked left and right, then pulled Ling Guang and leaped onto the rafters, using a spell formation to conceal their presence.

“Ah, you two are hidden. Where should I hide?” Xiao Jiu looked around but found no suitable spot.

“Cultivator Tan, thank you so much for your hard work. Little Chen has been much better lately. She keeps saying she wants to thank you privately,”

“Madam, you are too kind. Just call me Tan Zhen. When I first arrived in Tianhe Town, you helped me. This is what I should do.”

The conversation between Tan Zhen and the Madam of the residence grew closer. Xiao Jiu panicked. In a hurry, she scrambled directly under the bed.

Turning her head, she met a pair of equally frantic eyes.

Xiao Jiu’s heart suddenly skipped a beat. She almost cried out.

Why is there someone else under the bed?!

“Creak—” The door opened.

At the same time, a talisman was slapped onto Xiao Jiu’s mouth. Her voice instantly disappeared.

Mu Fu’an’s forehead dripped with sweat.

Xiao Jiu widened her eyes, questioning him with her gaze.

When did you get in here!?

Mu Fu’an pointed outside. It’s not the right time to talk.

Zhao Chen sat upright at the table, sensing someone had entered.

“Little Chen.” The woman’s voice was gentle as water, slowly calming the tension in Zhao Chen’s heart.

She nodded slightly: “Mother.”

“Tan Zhen is here. You two talk. I won’t disturb you,” The Madam said, then squeezed Zhao Chen’s hand slightly, as if hinting at something.

Lan Shan Jun watched the woman leave through the crack in the wardrobe door, then vaguely saw a person standing opposite Zhao Chen. It must be Tan Zhen.

Tan Zhen was very tall and quite thin. The Yanggu white and gold robes on her looked somewhat empty.

Every Yanggu robe was custom-made. Even if there were some initial discrepancies, the robe would adjust itself to the most suitable size with spiritual energy.

The one Tan Zhen wore suggested either that she had been expelled from Yanggu or that her own spiritual power was too weak to support the spiritual energy required to maintain the robe.

Lan Shan Jun leaned toward the latter. Having been in Yanggu for so long, she didn’t seem to recall hearing about any expelled disciples.

“Miss Chen,” Tan Zhen spoke, her voice low and hoarse, as if her throat had been injured.

Zhao Chen nodded politely, waiting for her next move.

Tan Zhen took a deep breath: “Regarding our engagement, perhaps we should cancel it. Don’t worry, even if the engagement is canceled, I will still treat your illness with all my heart.”

In an instant, the few people hiding pricked up their ears.

So Zhao Chen’s identity is Tan Zhen’s fiancée.

Zhao Chen also twitched the corner of her lips, but maintaining her identity, she still asked: “Why?”

Tan Zhen: “When I first arrived, I was confused and agreed to the Madam’s request without thinking clearly…”

“So you regret it now?” Zhao Chen’s weak voice carried a hint of interrogation.

These were the words her ‘identity’ was supposed to say.

Tan Zhen paused, then nodded: “Yes.”

She regretted it.

“I know the Young Lady already has someone in her heart. Canceling the engagement is what we both desire.”

Someone in her heart? Who?

Zhao Chen wondered silently.

Xiao Jiu was listening with relish when the person next to her suddenly poked her shoulder. She turned around.

Mu Fu’an silently mouthed: “Move over.”

Xiao Jiu frowned. I’m hiding so well, why move over?

Mu Fu’an pointed outside again: “It’s my time to appear.”

Xiao Jiu: “…”

When Mu Fu’an emerged from under the Young Lady’s bed, covered in dirt, the people in the wardrobe and on the rafters were simultaneously shocked.

Where did he come from?

Zhao Chen couldn’t see, but she sensed someone scrambling and tumbling to her feet.

Mu Fu’an was affected by his identity. He hugged Zhao Chen’s leg and sobbed, whimpering softly: “Young Lady, don’t abandon me.”

Zhao Chen: “…”

Mu Fu’an: “…”

Everyone else: “…”

Tan Zhen: “…”

Tan Zhen was stunned for a moment. She calmed her emotions and continued: “Since the Young Lady and he are mutually in love, canceling the engagement…”

“Tan Zhen,” Zhao Chen interrupted her. “The engagement will not be canceled. If you find someone you like, I will not stop you. Fu’an will simply be treated as an outside companion I keep.”

Mu Fu’an exclaimed in delight, as if receiving a great favor: “Young Lady.”

Tan Zhen: “…”

Lan Shan Jun couldn’t help but want to rub her forehead. Could this plot twist really not have been concocted by Elder Xue after reading too many fictional scripts?

Tan Zhen said nothing more after that. She merely looked displeased as she inserted needles to clear Zhao Chen’s meridians and did what she came to do before leaving.

During the process, Lan Shan Jun constantly observed Tan Zhen but did not find any negative aura on her. On the contrary, her eyes were clear, her temperament was calm, and the spiritual power in her hands was exceptionally pure, seemingly even containing a faint immortal aura.

Perhaps the situation wasn’t as complicated as she thought. The ‘demon’ was simply the woman Tan Zhen brought back from the street today.

After Tan Zhen left, Mu Fu’an immediately stood up, wiped the tears from his face, and apologized profusely to Zhao Chen: “I’m sorry.”

Zhao Chen shook her head: “It’s nothing.”

Lan Shan Jun opened the wardrobe door and came out with Cang Wu. Ling Guang and Song Qingcheng jumped down from the rafters, and Xiao Jiu crawled out from under the bed.

The room was suddenly crowded with people.

Ling Guang suppressed her laughter and put her hand on Zhao Chen’s shoulder, looking at her with a complicated expression: “Zhao Chen, what you did was wrong.”

“Exactly,” Xiao Jiu echoed. “Keeping an outside companion! Where did you learn that?”

Zhao Chen knew they were teasing her and sighed helplessly. This is not me.

“How did you get in?” Xiao Jiu turned to ask Mu Fu’an. She had been holding this question in for a long time.

Mu Fu’an: “Not long before you returned. As soon as you entered the door and set up the barrier, I didn’t feel right interrupting.”

Xiao Jiu casually followed up: “What did you come to do?”

Mu Fu’an’s face suddenly turned bright red. He glanced at Zhao Chen several times and whispered: “To visit the Young Lady secretly.”

Everyone: “…”